But history has a tendency of catching up with her, whether she likes it or not. “Readers will find White’s prose an uplifting experience as she is a truly gifted storyteller.In the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, Charleston realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to leave the past behind her. “This is storytelling of the highest order: the kind of book that leaves you both deeply satisfied and aching for more.”-Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Tiny Little Thing “White captures the true essence of Charleston by intertwining the sights and smells of the historic town with an enchanting story filled with ghostly spirits, love, and forgiveness…a once-in-a-lifetime series.”-Fresh Fiction

“White’s dizzying carousel of a plot keeps those pages turning, so much so that the book can -and should be-finished in one afternoon, interrupted only by a glass of sweet iced tea.”. It has a pace, a beat, a cadence that is all its own.”-The Huffington Post “There is a rhythm to the writing of Karen White. Praise for New York Times bestselling author Karen White But can she seek Jack’s help without risking her heart? For in revealing the secrets of the past, Melanie also awakens the malevolent presence that has tried to keep the truth hidden for decades.

That is, until the remains of a newborn buried in an old christening gown are found hidden in the foundation of her house.Īs the hauntings on Tradd Street slowly become more violent, Melanie decides to find out what caused the baby’s untimely death, uncovering the love, loss, and betrayal that color the house’s history-and threaten her claim of ownership. She simply does not have the energy to deal with one more crisis. When Melanie is roused one night by the sound of a ghostly infant crying, she chooses to ignore it.

Despite an insistence that she can raise their child alone, Melanie is completely unprepared for motherhood, and she struggles to complete renovations on her house on Tradd Street before the baby arrives. She misses him desperately, but her broken heart is the least of her problems. Melanie is only going through the motions of living since refusing Jack Trenholm’s marriage proposal. In the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling Tradd Street series, Charleston realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to leave the past behind her.

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